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Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 290 1975.
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Orbea verrucosa Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach
Kirkia 10(1): 290 1975.
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Orbea verrucosa var. fucosa (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 1: 25 1978
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Warty-Flowered Stapelia, Carrion flower
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Aasblom

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Orbea verrucosa group

  • Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach: has strongly toothed stems up to 80 mm, erect, decumbent at the base. Distribution: from Uniondale eastwards to the Kei River.
  • Orbea verrucosa var. fucosa (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach: has weakly-toothed stems and smaller, more heavily spotted flowers. Distribution: occupies the eastern distribution, from Queenstown to Umtata and Mount Ayliff.

22929 luiza Luiza Ferreira
Orbea verrucosa Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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Orbea verrucosa Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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Orbea verrucosa Photo by: Luiza Ferreira
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